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Astranis (YC W16) — Advanced satellites for high orbits

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.

Astranis is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2016 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Advanced satellites for high orbits. The founders listed are John Gedmark (Founder/CEO), Ryan McLinko (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, December 23, 2015).

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Astranis

New accelerator entry · 2015-12-23 · the record

Winter 2016
batch
500
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchWinter 2016
Announced2015-12-23
StageGrowth
StatusActive
Team size500
IndustryIndustrials
Sub-industryIndustrials -> Aviation and Space
SectorsSpace Exploration, Satellites
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringYes
Sitehttp://www.astranis.com

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Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock, and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

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